Articles filed under Lt. Governor
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Lt. Gov. to host education hearing in Des PlainesNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon’s Classrooms First Commission will hold its final public hearing of the fall Thursday, Nov. 3 at Oakton Community College’s Des Plaines campus. The...
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Simon sings praises of ECC Summer Bridge ProgramSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - The nationally recognized mock trial team from Elgin Community College got two thumbs-up Wednesday from Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, as did students from the college's welding...
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Lt. Gov. Simon vows to fight for MCCJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon joked that she couldn't solve the financial challenges of McHenry County College during a visit Monday, but the education point person for Gov. Pat...
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Quinn sports 'the' tie to inaugurationJan 11, 2011 12:00 am - Some people have lucky pennies, lucky rabbits' feet or even lucky socks. Gov. Pat Quinn, it seems, has a lucky tie. Quinn's purple and navy diagonally striped rep tie,...
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Lt. governor candidates hold first debateOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - There were no rhetorical knockouts and no obvious gaffs. In the first face-to-face debate between the major-party candidates for lieutenant governor, Republican Jason Pl...
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Ballot access lawsuit doesn't stop suburban election processSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Downstate county election commissions may be telling absentee voters to hold off in light of a pending ballot access lawsuit. In the suburbs, however, it's business as u...
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Being state's No. 2 is first priority for Sheila SimonSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois Sen. Paul Simon was known for his horn-rimmed glasses and bow tie, sure. But he also was known for his integrity and honesty, for his work toward ethics reform....
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Plummer's young and inexperienced -- but he says that's a good thingSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The 28-year-old Republican lieutenant governor candidate who won a six-way primary in February has been able to vote in only two elections for the governor. He's held po...
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GOP candidate for lt. gov. won't release taxesMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois' Republican candidate for lieutenant governor said Tuesday that he won't give voters a look at his tax returns, calling the matter a distraction ...
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How a Cohen run could do more harm than goodMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois politics has, in the past, had some amazing twists and turns. We have seen Election Day backstabbing or knifing, strange political coalitions form and then disa...